Rev. Beed THE 1811- TRIALS OF THE REV. ROBERT BINGHAM, VICAR OF NORTH KELSEY, LINCOLN, AND CURATE OF MARESFIELD AND ASHURST, SUSSEX, CHARGED ON SUSPICION OF SENDING AN INCENDIARY THREATENING LETTER; AND ALSO WITH FELONIOUSLY SETTING FIRE TO HIS DWELLING-HOUSE, AT MARESFIELD, TRIED BEFORE THE LORD CHIEF BARON, At the SUSSEX ASSIZES, held at HORSHAM, AS ACCURATELY TAKEN IN COURT, BY J. V. BUTTON, B. A, AND FELLOW OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. LEWES; PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY W. AND A. LEE, PRICE 25. 6D, 11126 TRIAL, &c. &c. AT THE SUSSEX ASSIZES, held at the TownHALL, in HORSHAM, on TUESDAY, 26th' of MARCH, 1811; before the LORD CHIEF BARON. The KING, ROBERT BINGHAM, For sending a threatening incendiary Letter. Mr. KNAPP read the indictment, which charged the Prisoner, "That he, Robert Bingham, late of the Parish of Maresfield, Clerk, on the 16th day of December last, at Maresfield, in the County of Sussex, did knowingly and feloniously send to one Richard Jenner, of the Parish aforesaid, a certain incendiary› Letter, without any name subscribed thereto, threatening to shoot the said Richard Jenner, and burn his Barns, Houses, &c. which Letter was as follows:Mr Ri Ginner, Maresfield Murder Fire and revenge fifty of us are detarmed to keep our land or have revenge thefore puson: Churchwards and farmers your Barns & Houses, shall burn if you take our land your lives two shall pay your sheep we will eat your oxen we can mame you stacks shall blaze Dick you shall be shuted as you comes from Markit or fares we are united an are sworn to stand biy one another-fifty good fellows. Against the form of the statute in that case made and provided, and against the Peace of our Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity." There were several other Counts to the same effect. |